Cain
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Hey guys, I recently purchased a home built in the 1960s and I was renovating the basement bathroom and I am replacing the toilet. When I pulled the old one off I found a 4 inch cast iron pipe set in concrete with no flange and the bolts set directly into the concrete. The old wax ring was set directly onto the concrete floor and the pipe. The bolts were rusted out so I cut them flush with the floor and I picked up a push in gasketed flange to put the new toilet on and i am going to use the tapcon screws to secure it to the concrete floor. I installed the flange and It does not sit level on the concrete. It looks like when they poured the floor they mounded up the concrete around the pipe 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the surrounding floor. I test fit the bowl on it without the wax ring and it is not sitting level on the floor, it appears to be resting on the flange. I am using the AS Cadet 3 because it was the only toilet I could find to fit the 10" rough of the bathroom. What is the best way to remedy this situation? Should I use some quickrete and build a level platform for the toilet or maybe try to grind the concrete level? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.